The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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September 4, 1992
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Finasteride for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
September 4, 1992 (Issue: 878)
Finasteride (Proscar - Merck) has now been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for oral treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. A 4-aza-steroid, the drug is a specific inhibitor of steroid 5 -reductase, the enzyme that...more
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